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Round hide shield
Object Number 16-43-50/B1062
Display Title Round hide shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, circular, handle in center, braided leather strap, metal reinforcements
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hadendowa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Africa / Sudan
Additional Geographic Terms Hadendawa
Materials Hide, Metal, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 51.4 x 51 x 11 cm (20 1/4 x 20 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 16-43-50/B1062, G2

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